Intro to Viz
Stat 365: Statistical Communication
Monday, April 29th1
Today we will…
- Purpose & Structure of Graphs
- A Taste of Visualization
- A (brief-ish) History of Data Visualization
- Jigsaw of Infographics
- Recent-ish Data Visualization Forces
- MP 2: Data Narrative Visualization
Use a graph when…1
- The message is contained the shape of the variables (e.g. patterns, trends, and exceptions)
- The display will be used to reveal relationships among whole sets of values.